NAME
an - Anagram generator
SYNOPSIS
an [-w] [-c string] [-d dictionary] [-l number_words] [-m word_length]
[-u string] [-n number_anagrams] [--words] [--contain string] [--dict
dictionary] [--length number_words] [--minimum word_length] [--used
string] [--number number_anagrams] [--help] [--version] PHRASE
DESCRIPTION
an finds all anagrams which can be made from the letters in PHRASE,
using words in the specified dictionary
(default=/usr/share/dict/words).
OPTIONS
-w, --words
Print words that PHRASE letters can make, then exit.
-c, --contain string
Only print anagrams which contain string
-d, --dict dictionary
Use dictionary file to find words which letters in PHRASE can
make
-m, --minimum word_length
Only uses words which are at least word_length long.
-u, --used string
Considers that letters in string have already used when
analyzing letters in PHRASE
-l, --length number_words
Finds anagrams which have a maximum of number_words words in
them, very useful when number of anagrams output is large.
-n, --number number_anagrams
Specifies number_anagrams as the maximum number of anagrams to
find.
--help Print a usage message on standard output then exit
--version
Print version information on standard output then exit
EXAMPLE
an -c acid ’Richard Jones’
Finds anagrams for Richard Jones which contain the word acid
AUTHORS
Richard Jones (richard@deep-thought.org)
- Coding and algorithm design.
Julian Assange (proff@suburbia.net)
- Algorithm design.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) Free Software Foundation, 1996.
Copyright (c) Richard Jones 1995, 1996, All rights reserved.
BUGS
Surely.
Please report any bugs to richard@deep-thought.org
Suggestions and contributions are also welcome.